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It was not my intention to say that you have to be a world class player to use the Rosewood. OP is concerned about the quality of Rosewood V because XX moved on from it. I was trying to say that the fact that it didn't work for XX is almost irrelevant to whether this blade would fit OP or not.

If the advice is good, it's good regardless who said it. There is a positive correlation but not casual relationship between the quality of advice and the level of a player. With the abundance of video tutorials on the internet, coming from players as good as Fang Bo, almost anyone can watch...

Is your style or level close to XX? If not then I wouldn't think too much about that. Rosewood V would be faster than the OC while being a nice looping blade based on internet reviews. You can always buy it first but keep it in the box, only switch when you feel OC is too slow for you. By then...

I see. I will modify my original post to specify the applicable range.

Depends on your fitness now compare to 6 years ago. With dedicated practice I think you can get used to Tenergy again within a month.

If all the players stick by the club, that should be enough pressure to push for some rule changes.

Well as I said earlier, use the slowest one (probably the Samsonov Alpha, or Cybershape Wood). All these should be fast enough for 1200-1300 (should be fine up to 1500-1600). Then you can spend money on coaching instead :) If you can't resist your EJ inch, get some 50 dollar Yinhe/Palio combo...

Have you played with them before? What is your current setup? I'd imagine based on their structures and typical weights, in terms of speed, Gauzy BL7 > Energy Wood V2 > Samsonov Alpha

Not sure, I haven't tried either of them. Another way to look at it is the sponge hardness. FX-D is 43-45 deg whereas C48 is 48 deg. The transition would be easier if the sponge hardness is similar to what they are already using.

I think some minor adjustment can be beneficial. You don't want your belly touching the table all the time :D

I'm afraid I'm not bright enough to figure out what's wrong with the equation by myself, could you enlighten me please? I plug the numbers in the equation in Excel and it gives me what I expected.

For 1200-1300 player who is deciding between offensive rubbers, I always recommend the slower one.

My phrasing is misleading. There's only one level, which is your ability to win the match.

I have done some calculations to help translating ratings v.s. skill levels. My calculations are done based on data from https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/Ratings/Rating-System When two players play together, the winner will gain the exact amount of points that the loser will lose. The...

Sounds like the robot practice is sub-optimal if it encourages bad habits...maybe you should re-consider how the robot may be utilised. Also, since muscle memory is programmed for the whole body at the same time, wouldn't you want to "program" good footwork with good arm-swing? Focusing on...

It's about aligning what the coach offers and what the player wants. Not all players aim to be USTA 2200. Working on foundation is good, but for me the unique selling point of a coach is their wisdom, not their multiball feeding - that can be largely replaced by a robot or a training partner. It...

In my experience, most coaches focus on fundamentals that enables a higher ceiling in the long term, rather than quick-fixes of "tricks" that would let you get 1 or 2 more points in games. So in order to really improve, you would need lots of lessons regularly.

Your new setup would be very close to what Harimoto uses himself (Same blade, D05 both sides). If you are confident that your level is also close to him then go for it, otherwise I'd suggest pairing slower rubbers like Vega/Rozena with your Harimoto innerforce ALC at the start. If you find that...

Yinhe T-11S :)

Well technically we don't know for sure if he is a member or not :)